見せる,みせる,to show; to display 鍵,かぎ,key / lock 古い,ふるい,old; aged; ancient; antiquated; antique; timeworn / long; since long ago; time-honored / of the distant past; long-ago / stale; threadbare; hackneyed; corny / old-fashioned; outmoded; out-of-date ご飯,ごはん,cooked rice / meal 交番,こうばん,police box; small neighborhood police station / alternation; alternating (e.g. current) 厚い,あつい,thick; deep; heavy / kind; cordial; hospitable; warm; faithful / serious (of an illness) / abundant 向こう,むこう,opposite side; other side; opposite direction / over there; that way; far away; beyond / the other party; the other person / future (starting now) 降る,ふる,"to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down / to form (of frost) / to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in / to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.); to come; to arrive" 黒い,くろい,black / dark; blackish; sun-tanned (skin) / suspicious; criminal; illicit / darkened and dirty; sooty; covered in dirt / evil; wicked; black-hearted / inauspicious; ill-boding; unlucky 今晩,こんばん,tonight; this evening 困る,こまる,to be troubled; to be worried; to be bothered; to be embarrassed; to be stumped 差す,さす,"to shine / to be visible / to be tinged with / to rise (of water levels); to flow in / to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one / to hold up (an umbrella, etc.); to put up; to raise / to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance) / to insert; to put in / to wear (a sword) in one's belt; to wear at one's side; to carry under one's arm / to insert one's arm under an opponent's arm / to pole (a boat) / to pour; to add (liquid); to serve (drinks) / to put on (lipstick, etc.); to apply; to colour; to dye / to light (a fire); to burn / to shut; to close; to lock; to fasten / to stop in the midst of; to leave undone" 座る,すわる,to sit; to squat / to assume (a position) / to hold steady; to hold still 再来年,さらいねん,year after next 細い,ほそい,thin; slender; fine / unlucky (billiards slang) 撮る,とる,"to take (a photo) / to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)" 始まる,はじまる,to begin; to start; to commence / to happen (again); to begin (anew) / to date (from); to originate (in) 死ぬ,しぬ,to die; to pass away / to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead / to cease; to stop 若い,わかい,young; youthful / immature; green / low (number); small 弱い,よわい,weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine) 習う,ならう,to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in 住む,すむ,to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide 重い,おもい,heavy; weighty; massive / heavy (feeling); depressed; gloomy; blue; uneasy / slow; sluggish; lumbering; ponderous; clumsy / important; serious; grave / serious; severe; critical / solid; established; dignified; sensible できる,出来る,to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task / to be ready; to be completed / to be made; to be built / to be good at; to be permitted (to do) / to become intimate; to take up (with somebody) / to grow; to be raised / to become pregnant 始め,はじめ,"beginning; start; outset; opening / first (in line, etc.) / origin / such as ...; not to mention ..." 暑い,あつい,"hot; warm; sultry; heated / passionate; impassioned; burning (desire, etc.) / on everybody's mind; on the radar; du jour; interested (gaze, etc.)" 小さい,ちいさい,"small; little; tiny / slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); minor; small / low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice) / unimportant; petty; insignificant; trifling; trivial / young; juvenile" 少ない,すくない,few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom 消える,きえる,to go out; to vanish; to disappear 消す,けす,to erase; to delete; to cross out / to turn off power / to extinguish; to put out / to bump off 上る,のぼる,"to ascend; to go up; to climb / to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun); to rise / to go to (the capital) / to be promoted / to add up to / to advance (in price) / to swim up (a river); to sail up / to come up (on the agenda)" 乗る,のる,"to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board; to take; to embark / to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to jump on; to sit on; to mount / to reach; to go over; to pass / to follow; to stay (on track); to go with (the times, etc.) / to take part; to participate; to join / to get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.) / to be deceived; to be taken in / to be carried; to be spread; to be scattered / to stick; to attach; to take; to go on" 食べる,たべる,to eat / to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on 寝る,ねる,"to lie down / to go to bed; to lie in bed / to sleep (lying down) / to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse) / to lie idle" 辛い,からい,spicy; hot / salty / harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); strict / painful; bitter; difficult; tough なる,成る,to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain / to result in; to prove to be / to consist of; to be composed of / to succeed; to be complete / to change into; to be exchanged for / to play a role / to be promoted / to do ... 晴れ,はれ,clear weather; fine weather / formal; ceremonial; public / cleared of suspicion 晴れる,はれる,to clear up; to clear away; to be sunny; to stop raining / to refresh (e.g. spirits) / to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion) / to be dispelled; to be banished 青い,あおい,blue; azure / green / pale; gray; grey / unripe; inexperienced 石鹸,せっけん,soap 洗う,あらう,to wash; to cleanse; to rinse / to inquire into; to investigate / to purify (one's heart) / to lave (e.g. shore); to wash over (e.g. deck); to sweep 多い,おおい,many; numerous; a lot / large quantity; large amount / frequent; common 太い,ふとい,fat; thick / deep (of a voice); thick; sonorous / daring; shameless; brazen; audacious 待つ,まつ,to wait / to await; to look forward to; to anticipate / to depend on; to need 貸す,かす,to lend; to loan / to rent out; to hire out たくさん,沢山,a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number; much; a great deal; a good deal / enough; sufficient / enough; too many; too much 脱ぐ,ぬぐ,"to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress" 短い,みじかい,short 遅い,おそい,slow; time-consuming; sluggish / late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); until a time far into the day or night / later (than expected or usual); late; behind schedule; behind time; tardy; overdue; unpunctual / too late; having missed the boat / dull; stupid 茶色,ちゃいろ,light brown; tawny 飛ぶ,とぶ,to fly; to soar / to jump; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hop 長い,ながい,long (distance) / long (time); lengthy 痛い,いたい,painful; sore / cringy; embarrassing / exceeding 締める,しめる,"to tie; to fasten; to tighten / to wear (necktie, belt); to put on / to total; to sum / to be strict with / to economize; to economise; to cut down on / to salt; to marinate; to pickle; to make sushi adding a mixture of vinegar and salt" 渡る,わたる,to cross over; to go across / to extend; to cover; to range; to span 同じ,おなじ,same; identical; equal; uniform; equivalent; similar; common (origin); changeless; alike / anyway; anyhow; in either case 豚肉,ぶたにく,pork 曇る,くもる,"to get cloudy; to cloud over; to become overcast / to cloud up; to fog up; to mist up; to become dim / to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression); to be downcast / to look slightly downward (of a noh mask; indicating sadness, grief, etc.)" 入る,はいる,to enter; to go into / to break into / to join; to enroll / to contain; to hold; to accommodate / to have (an income of) / to get; to receive; to score 白い,しろい,white 薄い,うすい,"thin / pale; light; faint / watery; thin; dilute / weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence) / slim (probability, etc.); small / sparse; patchy; scattered" 箸,はし,chopsticks 八百屋,やおや,greengrocer あちら,彼方,"that way (direction distant from both speaker and listener); over there; yonder / that one (something physically distant from both speaker and listener, or something not visible but known by both speaker and listener); that / that person (someone physically distant from both speaker and listener, or someone not present but known by both speaker and listener) / there (place distant from both speaker and listener); over there; foreign country (esp. a Western nation)" 疲れる,つかれる,to get tired; to tire / to be worn out (e.g. of well used objects) / to starve 風呂,ふろ,"bath; bathtub / bathroom; bathhouse / room for drying lacquerware / base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)" 並ぶ,ならぶ,to line up; to stand in a line / to rival; to match; to equal 閉める,しめる,to close; to shut 忙しい,いそがしい,busy; occupied; hectic / restless; hurried; fidgety 本棚,ほんだな,bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase 毎晩,まいばん,every night また,又,again; and; also; still (doing something) 万年筆,まんねんひつ,fountain pen 面白い,おもしろい,interesting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling / amusing; funny; comical / pleasant; enjoyable; agreeable; fun 遊ぶ,あそぶ,"to play; to enjoy oneself; to have a good time / to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.) / to be idle; to do nothing; to be unused / to go to (for pleasure or for study) / to intentionally throw a ball to lower the batter's concentration" 夕べ,ゆうべ,evening / last night; yesterday evening 欲しい,ほしい,wanted; wished for; in need of; desired / I want (you) to 来る,くる,to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive / to come back; to do ... and come back / to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue / to come from; to be caused by; to derive from / to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ...") 涼しい,すずしい,cool; refreshing / clear (e.g. eyes); bright / clear; distinct / composed (facial expression); unruffled; unconcerned / pure; upright; innocent 冷たい,つめたい,cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; freezing / coldhearted; unfeeling; indifferent; unfriendly れい,零,zero; nought 話す,はなす,to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat / to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss / to speak (a language) 一昨日,おととい,day before yesterday なぜ,何故,why; how どこ,何処,"where; what place / how much (long, far); what extent" かわいい,可愛い,cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty / dear; precious; darling; pet / innocent; childlike; childish; lovable / dainty; cute little; tiny 今朝,けさ,this morning 上着,うわぎ,coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment 丈夫,じょうぶ,healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable 夕飯,ゆうはん,evening meal あまり,余り,remainder; remnant; rest; balance; surplus; remains (of a meal); leftovers / not very; not much / too much; excessively; overly / extreme; great; severe; tremendous; terrible / more than; over 暖かい,あたたかい,warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot / considerate; kind; genial / warm (of a colour); mellow / having enough money いろいろ,色々,various; all sorts of; variety of / various colors (colours) 曇り,くもり,"cloudiness; cloudy weather / fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); blur; mist; shadow; dimness / gloom; dejection" 醤油,しょうゆ,soy sauce; shoyu 立つ,たつ,"to stand; to rise; to stand up / to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position) / to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)" たばこ,煙草,tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; cigar / tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum) だんだん,段々,gradually; by degrees; little by little; more and more; increasingly / steps; stairs; staircase; terrace 飲み物,のみもの,drink; beverage 丸い,まるい,round; circular; spherical / harmonious; calm 目,め,eye; eyeball / eyesight; sight; vision / look; stare; glance / an experience / viewpoint / stitch; texture; weave / ordinal number suffix / somewhat; -ish アパート,,apartment building; apartment block; apartment house / apartment エレベーター,,elevator; lift / elevator (aviation) カップ,,"cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.) / instant noodles purchased in cup; cup noodles" カメラ,,camera カレー,咖哩,curry / rice and curry カレンダー,,calendar / calender (machine for flattening things) キロ,,kilo-; 1000 / kilogram; kilogramme / kilometre; kilometer / kilo-; 1024; 2^10 ギター,,guitar クラス,,class グラム,瓦,gram; gramme コート,,"coat / court (i.e. tennis, basketball, etc.)" コーヒー,珈琲,coffee コップ,,glass (drinking vessel); tumbler / cop (police officer) コピー,,copy; photocopy / blurb on a book jacket / catch copy シャツ,,"shirt (underwear); undershirt; singlet / shirt (outerwear, esp. dress shirt)" シャワー,,shower スカート,,skirt ストーブ,,(room) heater; stove スプーン,,spoon スポーツ,,sport; sports スリッパ,,slipper; slippers ズボン,,trousers; pants セーター,,sweater; jumper タクシー,,taxi テーブル,,table テープ,,tape テープレコーダー,,tape recorder テスト,,test テレビ,,television; TV / TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast デパート,,department store / department トイレ,,toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory ドア,,door (Western-style) ナイフ,,knife ニュース,,news ネクタイ,,tie; necktie ノート,,notebook; copy-book; exercise book / note; noting down / (musical) note / notebook computer; laptop ハンカチ,,handkerchief バス,,bus / bath / bass バター,,butter パーティ,,party パン,,bread; pastries (e.g. croissants); pastry-based products / pan; frying pan / panning (in a film) フィルム,,film フォーク,,fork / folk; folk song / hawk プール,,(swimming) pool / pool (billiards) / pool (together) ベッド,,bed ページ,頁,page ペン,,pen ホテル,,hotel ボールペン,,ball-point pen ボタン,,button ポケット,,pocket ポスト,,postbox; mail box; pillar box / post; position / post (e.g. goalpost) / post- (e.g. post-Cold War) マッチ,燐寸,match (to light fire with) メートル,米,metre; meter / meter; gauge ラジオ,,radio レコード,,record (e.g. LP) / record (e.g. in sports) / record (data structure) レストラン,,restaurant (esp. Western-style) ワイシャツ,Yシャツ,shirt; business shirt; dress shirt ちょっと,一寸,a little; a bit; slightly / just a minute; for a moment; briefly / somewhat; rather; fairly; pretty; quite / (not) easily; (not) readily / hey!; excuse me 他,ほか,"other (place, thing, person); the rest / outside; beyond / nothing except; nothing but; nothing apart from; nothing aside from; no choice (but to) / besides...; in addition to..." 十日,とおか,the tenth day of the month / ten days 答える,こたえる,to answer; to reply いる,要る,to be needed; to be wanted 一日,いちにち,one day / first day of the month 開く,あく,"to open (e.g. doors) / to open (e.g. business, etc.) / to be empty / to be vacant; to be available; to be free / to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.) / to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.) / to come to an end / to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.) / to have a hole; to form a gap; to have an interval (between events)" 朝ご飯,あさごはん,breakfast 聞く,きく,to hear / to listen (e.g. to music) / to ask; to enquire; to query / to learn of; to hear about / to follow (advice); to comply with / to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance きれい,奇麗,pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair / clean; clear; pure; tidy; neat / completely; entirely 一日,ついたち,first day of the month / first ten days of the lunar month あそこ,彼処,there (place physically distant from both speaker and listener); over there; that place; yonder; you-know-where / genitals; private parts / that far (something psychologically distant from both speaker and listener); that much; that point あれ,彼,"that (indicating something distant from both speaker and listener (in space, time or psychologically), or something understood without naming it directly) / that person (used to refer to one's equals or inferiors) / over there / down there (i.e. one's genitals) / period; menses / hey (expression of surprise, suspicion, etc.); huh?; eh? / that (something mentioned before which is distant psychologically or in terms of time)" ええ,,yes; that is correct; right / um; errr / huh? / grrr; gah; Must I? / good お菓子,おかし,confections; sweets; candy お兄さん,おにいさん,older brother; elder brother / young man; buddy; fella; laddie お姉さん,おねえさん,elder sister / young lady / miss / ma'am / older girl お手洗い,おてあらい,toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom おじいさん,お祖父さん,grandfather / male senior-citizen おばあさん,お祖母さん,grandmother / old woman; female senior citizen お腹,おなか,belly; abdomen; stomach こちら,此方,this way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker); this direction / here (place close to the speaker or where the speaker is) / this one (something physically close to the speaker) / I; me; we; us / this person (someone physically close to the speaker and of equal or higher status) こんな,,"such (about something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or about ideas expressed by the speaker); like this" さあ,,come; come now; come along; go on; hurry up / well; who knows; I don't know...; uh; hmm / well now; let's see; there we go; all right / about that; you see じゃあ,,then; well; so; well then / combination of 'de' and 'wa' particles / plain copula そちら,其方,"that way (direction distant from the speaker, close to the listener) / there (place distant from the speaker, close to the listener) / that one (something close to the listener) / you; your family; your company / that person (someone close to the listener)" それ,其れ,"that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it / that time; then / there (indicating a place near the listener) / you" それから,其れから,and then; after that つまらない,詰らない,dull; uninteresting; boring; tedious / insignificant; unimportant; trifling; trivial; worthless / absurd; foolish; silly; stupid / useless; pointless; disappointing では,,then; well; so; well then とても,迚も,very; awfully; exceedingly / (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot) どう,如何,how; in what way; how about どうも,,"thank you; thanks / much (thanks); very (sorry); quite (regret) / quite; really; mostly / somehow / in spite of oneself; try as one might; no matter how hard one may try (to, not to) / greetings; hello; goodbye" どれ,何れ,which (of three or more) / whichever; any / well; now; let me see もう,,now; soon; shortly; before long; presently / already; yet; by now; (not) anymore / further; more; again; another; the other / tsk; dammit; jeez; come on もっと,,(some) more; even more; longer; further やる,遣る,"to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study / to send; to dispatch; to despatch / to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.) / to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer / to make (a vehicle) go faster / to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise / to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke / to hold (a performance); to perform; to show / to ease (one's mind) / to harm; to injure; to kill / to have sex with / to live; to get by; to get along / to do ... completely / to do ... broadly; to do ... to a great distance / to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status); to do ... to (sometimes with negative nuance) / to make active efforts to ..." ゆっくり,,slowly; at ease; restful より,,than / from; out of; since; at; on / except; but; other than / more する,為る,"to do; to carry out; to perform / to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into) / to serve as; to act as; to work as / to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.) / to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as / to decide on; to choose / to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.) / to be (in a state, condition, etc.) / to be worth; to cost / to pass (of time); to elapse / to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B / to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B / to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B / to feel A about B / verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech ""vs") / creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go") / to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to" 引く,ひく,"to pull; to tug; to lead (e.g. a horse) / to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest) / to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to pull in / to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.) / to draw (a line, plan, etc.) / to catch (a cold) / to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument) / to look up (e.g. a dictionary); to consult / to haul; to pull (vehicles) / to subtract; to deduct / to recede; to ebb; to fade / to be descend from; to inherit (a characteristic) / to quote; to cite; to raise (as evidence) / to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.); to install (e.g. a telephone); to supply (e.g. water) / to hold (e.g. a note) / to apply (e.g. lipstick); to oil (e.g. a pan); to wax (e.g. a floor) / to move back; to draw back; to recede / to lessen; to subside; to ebb / to resign; to retire; to quit" 奥さん,おくさん,wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam ぬるい,温い,lukewarm; tepid / lenient / slow; stupid 下,した,below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter) / bottom / beneath; underneath / just after; right after / inferiority; one's inferior (i.e. one's junior) / trade-in / preliminary; preparatory いつも,何時も,always; usually; every time / never どうぞ,,please; kindly; I beg of you / by all means; feel free; you are welcome / here you are どちら,何方,which way; which direction; where / which one (esp. of two alternatives) / who どなた,何方,who? 家,いえ,house; residence; dwelling / family; household / lineage; family name 開ける,あける,"to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock / to open (for business, etc.) / to empty; to remove; to make space; to make room / to move out; to clear out / to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily) / to dawn; to grow light / to end (of a period, season) / to begin (of the New Year) / to leave (one's schedule) open; to make time (for) / to make (a hole); to open up (a hole)" かばん,鞄,bag; satchel; briefcase; basket あなた,貴方,you (referring to someone of equal or lower status) / dear (what a wife calls a husband) 近く,ちかく,near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity / nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to / shortly; soon 金曜日,きんようび,Friday 九日,ここのか,the ninth day of the month / nine days 空,そら,sky; the air; the heavens / weather / far-off place; distant place / state of mind; feeling / (from) memory; (by) heart / falsehood; lie / somehow; vaguely / fake 月曜日,げつようび,Monday 五日,いつか,the fifth day of the month / five days 好き,すき,liked; well-liked; favourite; favorite / in love (with); loved; romantically interested (in) / faddism; eccentricity / the way one likes; (as) it suits one ここ,此処,"here (place physically close to the speaker, place pointed by the speaker while explaining); this place / these last (followed by a duration noun and a past sentence: time period before the present time of the speaker) / these next ... (followed by a duration noun and a non past sentence: time period after the present time of the speaker); the next ..." 咲く,さく,to bloom 三日,みっか,the third day of the month / three days 四日,よっか,fourth day of the month / four days 字引,じびき,dictionary 次,つぎ,next; following; subsequent / stage; station 初めて,はじめて,for the first time / only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ... ところ,所,place; spot; scene; site / address / district; area; locality / one's house / point; aspect; side; facet / passage (in text); part / space; room / thing; matter / whereupon; as a result / about to; on the verge of / was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing 書く,かく,to write; to compose; to pen / to draw; to paint 上,うえ,"above; up; over; elder (e.g. daughter) / top; summit / surface; on / before; previous / superiority; one's superior (i.e. one's elder) / on top of that; besides; what's more / upon (further inspection, etc.); based on (and occurring after) / matters concerning...; as concerns ... / since (i.e. ""for that reason") / suffix indicating higher social standing / place of one's superior (i.e. the throne) / emperor; sovereign; shogun; daimyo / noblewoman (esp. the wife of a nobleman)" 吹く,ふく,to blow (e.g. wind); to play a wind instrument / to whistle / to laugh; to burst into laughter / to smelt; to mint / to brag; to talk big 水曜日,すいようび,Wednesday 生まれる,うまれる,to be born 先,さき,previous; prior; former; first; earlier; some time ago; preceding / point (e.g. pencil); tip; end; nozzle / head (of a line); front / ahead; the other side / the future; hereafter / destination / the other party 前,まえ,ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour) / in front (of); before (e.g. the house) / head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part / in the presence of / helping; portion / privates; private parts それでは,其れでは,well then ... / in that situation; in which case 誕生日,たんじょうび,birthday 弾く,ひく,to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument) 置く,おく,"to put; to place / to leave (behind) / to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up / to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire; to employ / to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc); to bear (in mind etc) / to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool / to take in (boarders, etc.); to provide lodging in one's house / to separate spatially or temporally / to do something in advance / to leave something in a certain state; to keep something in a certain state" 着く,つく,to arrive at; to reach / to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table) 中,なか,inside; in / among; within / center (centre); middle / during; while ちょうど,丁度,exactly; precisely; just; right / as if; as though; quite 土曜日,どようび,Saturday 働く,はたらく,to work; to labor; to labour / to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play / to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice / to be conjugated 二日,ふつか,second day of the month / two days 賑やか,にぎやか,bustling; busy; lively 日曜日,にちようび,Sunday 入れる,いれる,"to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. a tattoo) / to admit; to accept; to employ; to hire / to accept; to comply; to grant; to adopt (a policy, etc.); to take (advice, etc.); to listen to; to pay attention to / to include / to pay (one's rent, etc.) / to cast (a vote) / to make (tea, coffee, etc.) / to turn on (a switch, etc.) / to send (a fax); to call" どうして,如何して,why?; for what reason; how; in what way; for what purpose; what for 八日,ようか,the eighth day of the month / eight days うるさい,煩い,noisy; loud / annoying; troublesome; tiresome; persistent; importunate / fussy; finicky; picky; particular; nagging; fastidious; bossy / shut up!; be quiet! おいしい,美味しい,delicious; tasty; sweet / attractive; appealing; convenient; favorable; desirable; profitable まずい,不味い,unappetising; unappetizing; unsavoury; unsavory; unpleasant / unskillful; unskilful; bungling; clumsy; poor / ugly; unattractive; homely; plain / awkward; problematic; troublesome; unfavorable; unfavourable; unwise 風,かぜ,wind; breeze; draught; draft / manner; behaviour; behavior / cold; influenza 物,もの,"thing; object; article; stuff; substance / one's things; possessions; property; belongings / things; something; anything; everything; nothing / quality / reason; the way of things / used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen / item classified as ...; item related to ...; work of ... / cause of ...; cause for ... / somehow; somewhat; for some reason / really; truly" しかし,然し,however; but 並べる,ならべる,to line up; to set up; to arrange in a line / to enumerate; to itemize / to be equal (to); to compare well (with); to be as good (as) 歩く,あるく,to walk 方,かた,direction; way / person; lady; gentleman / method of; manner of; way of / care of ... / person in charge of ... / side (e.g. "on my mother's side") 忘れる,わすれる,to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article) 本,ほん,"book; volume; script / this; present / main; head / real; regular / counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls" 磨く,みがく,to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to grind (e.g. lens) / to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate まだ,未だ,as yet; hitherto; only; still / not yet / more; besides / unfinished; incomplete; not yet finished with なくす,無くす,to lose (something); to mislay / to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove 鳴く,なく,"to sing (bird) / to make sound (animal); to call; to cry; to chirp / to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)" 木曜日,もくようび,Thursday はがき,葉書,postcard / memo; note; card 六日,むいか,sixth day of the month / six days いる,居る,to be (of animate objects); to exist / to stay / to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing 行く,いく,to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to head (towards); to be transported (towards); to reach / to proceed; to take place / to pass through; to come and go / to walk / to die; to pass away / to do (in a specific way) / to stream; to flow / to continue / to have an orgasm; to come; to cum / to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination 七日,なのか,the seventh day of the month / seven days まっすぐ,真っ直ぐ,straight (ahead); direct; upright; erect / straightforward; honest; frank 人,ひと,man; person / human being; mankind; people / human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species / character; personality / man of talent; true man / another person; other people; others / adult 店,みせ,store; shop; establishment; restaurant 頭,あたま,head / hair (on one's head) / mind; brains; intellect / leader; chief; boss; captain / top; tip / beginning; start / head; person / top structural component of a kanji / pair この,此の,"this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)" 八つ,やっつ,eight 万,まん,"10,000; ten thousand / myriad / everything; all / various" 明後日,あさって,day after tomorrow 六つ,むっつ,six 二十歳,はたち,20 years old / twenty 二十日,はつか,twentieth day of the month / twenty days よく,良く,nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully / frequently; often 履く,はく,"to put on (or wear) lower-body clothing (i.e. pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (or wear) footwear / to affix a sword to one's hip / to affix a bowstring to a bow" つける,点ける,to turn on; to switch on; to light up そうして,然うして,and; like that これ,此れ,"this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic) / this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group) / now / here / I (me) / certainly" いい,,"good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable / sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared / profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial / OK" あの,彼の,"that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)" あのう,,say; well; errr ... そこ,其処,there (place relatively near listener) / there (place just mentioned); that place / then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised) / you その,其の,"that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the / um...; er...; uh..." でも,,but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; also; as well / even / however; no matter how; even if; even though / ... or something / either ... or ...; neither ... nor ... / pseudo-; quack; in-name-only / for lack of anything better to do はい,,yes; that is correct / understood; I see; OK; okay / present; here / pardon?; what's that?; come again? / now; here; here you go / giddy-up; giddap 一月,ひとつき,one month 鶏肉,けいにく,chicken meat すぐに,直ぐに,immediately; right away; at once; instantly お弁当,おべんとう,bento; Japanese box lunch など,等,et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth / or something / the likes of 晩御飯,ばんごはん,dinner; evening meal もう一度,もういちど,once more; again 赤,あか,"red; crimson; scarlet / red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange) / Red (i.e. communist) / red light (traffic) / red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red / complete; total; perfect; obvious / copper" 小さな,ちいさな,small; little; tiny 背,せ,back; spine / reverse; rear side / height; stature / ridge (of a mountain) ペット,,pet / trumpet ラジカセ,,radio-cassette player お皿,おさら,plate; dish お酒,おさけ,alcohol; sake 昼ご飯,ひるごはん,lunch; midday meal お風呂,おふろ,bath おじさん,伯父さん,uncle / old man; mister / manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus) おばさん,伯母さん,aunt 子供,こども,child 七,しち,seven / hepta- 足,あし,foot / leg / gait / pace / bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji / means of transportation / money; coin 言う,いう,to say; to utter; to declare / to name; to call / to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise 意味,いみ,meaning; significance; sense 一つ,ひとつ,one / for one thing / only / (not) even / just (e.g. "just try it") 一番,いちばん,number one; first; first place / best; most / game; round; bout / as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively / song (e.g. in noh); piece 右,みぎ,right; right hand side / afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing; above 映画,えいが,movie; film 音楽,おんがく,music 夏,なつ,summer 家族,かぞく,family; members of a family 家庭,かてい,home; family; household 歌,うた,song / classical Japanese poetry (esp. tanka) / modern poetry 花,はな,flower; blossom; bloom; petal / cherry blossom / beauty / blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms) / ikebana / hanafuda / (the) best / glorious; lovely 会社,かいしゃ,company; corporation / workplace 外国,がいこく,foreign country 外国人,がいこくじん,foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese 学校,がっこう,school 学生,がくせい,student (esp. a university student) 銀行,ぎんこう,bank 言葉,ことば,language; dialect / word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark / speech; (manner of) speaking / learning to speak; language acquisition 五,ご,five 午後,ごご,afternoon; p.m. 午前,ごぜん,morning; a.m. 後,あと,behind; rear / after; later / after one's death / remainder; the rest / descendant; successor; heir / more (e.g. five more minutes); left / also; in addition / past; previous 今月,こんげつ,this month 左,ひだり,left; left hand side 仕事,しごと,work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task / work 私,わたし,I; me / private affairs; personal matter; secrecy / selfishness 時間,じかん,time / hour 自動車,じどうしゃ,automobile 自分,じぶん,myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself / I; me / you 質問,しつもん,question; inquiry; enquiry 写真,しゃしん,photograph; photo; picture; snapshot; snap / movie 車,くるま,car; automobile; vehicle / wheel 手,て,"hand; arm / forepaw; foreleg / handle / hand; worker; help / trouble; care; effort / means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship / hand; handwriting / kind; type; sort / one's hands; one's possession / ability to cope / hand (of cards) / direction / move (in go, shogi, etc.)" 秋,あき,autumn; fall 春,はる,"spring; springtime / New Year / prime (of one's life, etc.) / adolescence; puberty / sexuality" 少し,すこし,small quantity; little; few; something / little while / short distance 上げる,あげる,"to raise; to elevate / to do up (one's hair) / to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.) / to land (a boat) / to deep-fry / to show someone (into a room) / to summon (for geishas, etc.) / to send someone (away) / to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll / to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to develop (talent, skill); to improve / to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice) / to earn (something desirable) / to praise / to give (an example, etc.); to cite / to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.) / to arrest / to nominate / to give / to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.) / to bear (a child) / to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding) / (of the tide) to come in / to vomit / to do for (the sake of someone else) / to complete ... / to humbly do ..." 新聞,しんぶん,newspaper 水,みず,"water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water) / fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid / flood; floodwaters / water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout / break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout" 声,こえ,voice / singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); hoot / voice; opinion (as expressed in words); view; wish; attitude; will / sound / sense (of something's arrival); feeling / voice; voiced sound 千,せん,"1,000; thousand" 大学,だいがく,university; college / former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators) / the Great Learning (one of the Four Books) 男,おとこ,man; male / fellow; guy; chap; bloke / male lover; boyfriend; man / manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation 電話,でんわ,telephone call; phone call / telephone (device); phone 東,ひがし,east 道,みち,"road; path; street; lane; passage / route; way / distance; journey / road (e.g. to victory); course / way (of living, proper conduct, etc.); moral principles / teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma / field (e.g. of medicine); subject; speciality / means; way; method" 南,みなみ,south 二,に,two 百,ひゃく,100; hundred 病院,びょういん,hospital 北,きた,north / the North; northern territories / North Korea / north wind 毎日,まいにち,every day 木,き,tree; shrub; bush / wood; timber 問題,もんだい,"question (e.g. on a test); problem / problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter / question (i.e. doubt) / public discussion; controversy / trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty" 来年,らいねん,next year 一人,ひとり,one person / alone; unmarried; solitary 九,きゅう,nine 今年,ことし,this year 三,さん,three / tri- 四,よん,four 十,じゅう,ten 二人,ふたり,two persons; two people; pair; couple 八,はち,eight 六,ろく,six 国,くに,"country; state / region / national government; central government / home (i.e. hometown, home country) / province (of Japan) / land; earth" 話,はなし,talk; speech; chat; story; conversation / discussions; negotiation; argument 一緒,いっしょ,together / at the same time / same; identical 雨,あめ,rain 英語,えいご,English (language) 海,うみ,sea; ocean; waters 外,そと,outside; exterior / open air / other place 結婚,けっこん,marriage 呼ぶ,よぶ,"to call out (to); to call; to invoke / to summon (a doctor, etc.) / to invite / to designate; to name; to brand / to garner (support, etc.); to gather / to take as one's wife" 公園,こうえん,(public) park 口,くち,"mouth / opening; hole; gap; orifice / mouth (of a bottle); spout; nozzle; mouthpiece / gate; door; entrance; exit / speaking; speech; talk (i.e. gossip) / taste; palate / mouth (to feed) / opening (i.e. vacancy); available position / invitation; summons / kind; sort; type / opening (i.e. beginning) / counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), and swords" 雑誌,ざっし,journal; magazine; periodical 山,やま,mountain; hill / mine (e.g. coal mine) / heap; pile / crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw); tread (of a tire); protruding part of an object / climax; peak; critical point / guess; speculation / criminal case; crime / mountain climbing; mountaineering / festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd) / wall; wall tile / temple; temple grounds / wild 使う,つかう,"to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use / to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate / to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume / to use (language); to speak" 女,おんな,female; woman; female sex / female lover; girlfriend; mistress; (someone's) woman 色,いろ,"colour; color; hue; tint; tinge; shade / complexion; skin colour; skin color / look (on one's face); expression / appearance; air; feeling / personality; character / tone (of one's voice, etc.); tune; sound; ring / love; lust; sensuality; love affair / lover; paramour / beauty; sexiness; physical appeal / kind; type; variety" 生徒,せいと,pupil; student; schoolchild 西,にし,west 先月,せんげつ,last month 先生,せんせい,"teacher; master; doctor / with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific / previous existence" 川,かわ,river; stream / River; the ... river 体,からだ,body / torso; trunk / build; physique; constitution / health / corpse; dead body 大切,たいせつ,important; necessary; indispensable / beloved; precious; dear; cherished; valuable / careful 大変,たいへん,very; greatly; terribly; awfully / immense; enormous; great / serious; grave; dreadful; terrible / difficult; hard / major incident; disaster 知る,しる,to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise / to notice; to feel / to understand; to comprehend; to grasp / to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure) / to experience; to go through; to learn / to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know / to concern 電気,でんき,electricity / (electric) light 動物,どうぶつ,animal 二つ,ふたつ,two 年,とし,year / age; years / past one's prime; old age 半分,はんぶん,half 病気,びょうき,illness; disease; sickness 部屋,へや,room; chamber / apartment; flat; pad / stable 本当,ほんとう,truth; reality; actuality; fact / proper; right; correct; official / genuine; authentic; natural; veritable 名前,なまえ,name; full name / given name; first name 夜,よる,evening; night 旅行,りょこう,travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour 料理,りょうり,cooking; cookery; cuisine / dealing with something; handling; administration; management 練習,れんしゅう,practice; practising 一昨年,いっさくねん,year before last 何,なに,what / how many / large number of; many / you-know-what; that / whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them / what? / hey! 魚,さかな,fish 今日,こんにち,today; this day / these days; recently; nowadays 町,まち,town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood / street; road / 109.09 m / 0.99 hectares / downtown; main street 横,よこ,"horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down / side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; breadth / side (of a box, etc.) / beside; aside; next to / unconnected" 絵,え,picture; drawing; painting; sketch 教室,きょうしつ,classroom / department; laboratory / single-room school; small school 建物,たてもの,building 犬,いぬ,"dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris) / snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.) / loser; asshole / counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful" 黒,くろ,black / black go stone / guilt; guilty person ある,在る,to be; to exist; to live / to have / to be located / to be equipped with / to happen; to come about 三つ,みっつ,three 紙,かみ,paper 耳,みみ,ear / hearing / edge; crust / selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage 手紙,てがみ,letter 授業,じゅぎょう,lesson; class work; teaching; instruction 出す,だす,to take out; to get out / to put out; to reveal; to show / to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in / to publish; to make public / to send (e.g. letter) / to produce (a sound); to start (fire) / to serve (food) / to begin ...; to start to ...; to burst into ... 青,あお,blue; azure / green / green light (traffic) / black (horse coat color) / immature; unripe; young 雪,ゆき,snow 全部,ぜんぶ,all; entire; whole; altogether そば,側,near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides; while / third person 村,むら,village 大使館,たいしかん,embassy 大人,おとな,adult 冬,ふゆ,winter 白,しろ,white / innocence; innocent person / blank space / white go stone / white dragon tile / skewered grilled pig intestine 半,はん,half; semi- / half-past / odd number / unit of land area (595.8 m^2) 番号,ばんごう,number; series of digits 勉強,べんきょう,study / diligence / discount; reduction 野菜,やさい,vegetable 有名,ゆうめい,famous / fame 来月,らいげつ,next month 緑,みどり,green / greenery (esp. fresh verdure) 毎年,まいとし,every year; yearly; annually 門,もん,gate / branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master / division; phylum / counter for cannons 作る,つくる,"to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct / to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol) / to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train / to till / to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write / to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose / to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found / to have (a child) / to make up (one's face, etc.) / to fabricate (an excuse, etc.) / to give a (false) appearance; to feign (a smile, etc.); to put on a show of emotion / to form (a line, etc.) / to set (a record) / to commit (a sin, etc.)" 両親,りょうしん,parents; both parents お金,おかね,money 広い,ひろい,spacious; vast; wide 自転車,じてんしゃ,bicycle 窓,まど,window 大勢,おおぜい,crowd of people; great number of people / in great numbers 昼,ひる,noon; midday / daytime / lunch 鳥,とり,bird / bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry 電車,でんしゃ,train; electric train 服,ふく,"clothes (esp. Western clothes) / counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc." 薬,くすり,"medicine; pharmaceuticals; (legal) drugs; pill; ointment; salve / efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.) / (pottery) glaze / small bribe" 友達,ともだち,friend; companion 隣,となり,neighbor (neighbour); next to (esp. living next door to) 弟,おとうと,younger brother; little brother; kid brother / pupil; apprentice お母さん,おかあさん,mother; mom; mum; ma / wife 駅,えき,railway station; train station / staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan) 夏休み,なつやすみ,summer vacation; summer holiday みんな,皆,all; everyone; everybody / everything 休み,やすみ,rest; recess; respite / vacation; holiday; absence; suspension / dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting) 橋,はし,bridge 兄,あに,elder brother; older brother 兄弟,きょうだい,siblings; brothers and sisters / brothers / siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; sisters-in-law / mate; friend 警官,けいかん,police officer; policeman; constable 玄関,げんかん,entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule; porch; foyer; mud room 今週,こんしゅう,this week 歯,は,tooth 図書館,としょかん,library 静か,しずか,quiet; silent / slow; unhurried / calm; peaceful 先週,せんしゅう,last week; the week before 大きな,おおきな,big; large; great 地下鉄,ちかてつ,underground train; subway 地図,ちず,map 池,いけ,pond 肉,にく,flesh / meat / the physical body (as opposed to the spirit) / thickness / ink pad 飛行機,ひこうき,aeroplane; airplane; aircraft 文章,ぶんしょう,writing; composition; essay; article; prose; (writing) style / sentence 毎週,まいしゅう,every week 卵,たまご,eggs; egg; spawn; roe / hen egg / (an expert) in the making / beginning; origin; infancy 留学生,りゅうがくせい,overseas student; exchange student 入口,いりぐち,entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth 毎月,まいげつ,every month; each month; monthly 明日,みょうにち,tomorrow / near future お茶,おちゃ,tea (usu. green) / tea break (at work) / tea ceremony 医者,いしゃ,(medical) doctor; physician 皆さん,みなさん,all; everyone; everybody 角,かど,"corner (e.g. desk, pavement) / edge" 勤める,つとめる,to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in) / to serve (as); to act (as); to fill (the position of); to play the role (of) / to conduct a religious service 靴,くつ,shoes; boots; footwear; footgear 元気,げんき,lively; full of spirit; energetic; vigorous; vital; spirited / healthy; well; fit; in good health 後ろ,うしろ,back; behind; rear 四つ,よっつ,four / four years of age / ten o'clock (old time system) / cross grips 取る,とる,"to take; to pick up; to harvest; to earn; to win; to choose / to steal / to eat; to have (a meal) / to remove (one's glasses, etc.) / to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play" 女の子,おんなのこ,girl; daughter / young woman 大丈夫,だいじょうぶ,safe; secure; sound; problem-free; without fear; all right; alright; OK; okay / certainly; surely; undoubtedly / no thanks; I'm good; that's alright / great man; fine figure of a man 庭,にわ,garden; yard; courtyard / field (of action); area 天気,てんき,weather; the elements / fair weather; fine weather 便利,べんり,convenient; handy; useful 妹,いもうと,younger sister 来週,らいしゅう,next week 立派,りっぱ,splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent / praiseworthy; creditable; worthy / legal; legitimate; lawful / undeniable (e.g. crime); indisputable; solid 塩,しお,"salt (i.e. sodium chloride); common salt; table salt / salt (e.g. sodium chloride, calcium sulfate, etc.) / hardship; toil; trouble / saltiness" 買い物,かいもの,shopping; purchased goods どの,何の,which; what (way) お父さん,おとうさん,father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada / husband 階段,かいだん,stairs; stairway; staircase 漢字,かんじ,Chinese characters; kanji 机,つくえ,desk 戸,と,door (esp. Japanese-style) / shutter; window shutter / entrance (to a home) / narrows 今,いま,now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more 姉,あね,older sister; elder sister 時計,とけい,watch; clock; timepiece 台所,だいどころ,kitchen / financial situation 男の子,おとこのこ,boy; male child; baby boy 難しい,むずかしい,"difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.) / fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased / gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look) / dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable / unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky" 猫,ねこ,cat / shamisen / geisha / wheelbarrow / clay bed-warmer / bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship 晩,ばん,evening / counter for nights 郵便局,ゆうびんきょく,post office 夕方,ゆうがた,evening; dusk 嫌,いや,disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant 大きい,おおきい,big; large; great / loud / extensive; spacious / important; decisive; valuable / older; grown up 時々,ときどき,sometimes; at times 押す,おす,to push; to press / to apply pressure from above; to press down / to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal / to affix (e.g. gold leaf) / to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel; to influence / to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress / to push (events along); to advance (a plan) / to do in spite of ...; to do even though ...; to force / to make sure / to be pressed for time / to advance troops; to attack / (of light) to be diffused across an entire surface 牛肉,ぎゅうにく,beef 牛乳,ぎゅうにゅう,(cow's) milk 結構,けっこう,splendid; nice; wonderful; delicious; sweet / sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); (by implication) no thank you / well enough; OK; tolerable / quite; reasonably; fairly; tolerably / construction; architecture きらい,嫌い,disliked; hated; disagreeable / tendency; smack (of); touch (of) / distinction; discrimination 高い,たかい,"high; tall / expensive; high-priced / high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.) / loud / high-pitched; shrill" 砂糖,さとう,sugar 持つ,もつ,to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry / to possess; to have; to own / to maintain; to keep / to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive / to take charge of; to be in charge of 縦,たて,the vertical; height / front-to-back; length / north-to-south / vertical (relationship); hierarchy / (weaving) warp 出口,でぐち,exit; gateway; way out; outlet; leak; vent 食べ物,たべもの,food 食堂,しょくどう,dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; messroom / restaurant; eatery; snack bar; diner 新しい,あたらしい,new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern 切手,きって,stamp (postage); merchandise certificate 大好き,だいすき,loveable; very likeable; like very much 売る,うる,to sell 鼻,はな,nose 頼む,たのむ,to request; to beg; to ask / to call; to order; to reserve / to entrust to / to rely on 冷蔵庫,れいぞうこ,refrigerator 映画館,えいがかん,movie theatre; movie theater; cinema 果物,くだもの,fruit 荷物,にもつ,"luggage; baggage; package / burden / payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)" 五つ,いつつ,five 作文,さくぶん,"writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition / formal writing with little real meaning" 洗濯,せんたく,washing; laundry / relaxing; taking a break 掃除,そうじ,cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing 朝,あさ,morning 帽子,ぼうし,hat; cap 明るい,あかるい,"light; well-lit; well-lighted / bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; brightly-colored / cheerful; bright; spirited; sunny (e.g. disposition) / encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.); promising; of fair prospects / familiar (with); knowledgeable (about); well versed (in) / fair (e.g. politics); clean; impartial" 浴びる,あびる,"to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to bathe in; to be flooded with (e.g. light); to be covered in / to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon; to be showered with" 風邪,かぜ,common cold; cold; influenza; flu; ague 箱,はこ,"box; case; chest; package; pack; crate / car (of a train, etc.) / shamisen case; shamisen / public building; community building / man who carries a geisha's shamisen / receptacle for human waste; feces (faeces) / counter for boxes (or boxed objects)" 喫茶店,きっさてん,coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe 去年,きょねん,last year 財布,さいふ,purse; handbag; wallet 散歩,さんぽ,walk; stroll 辞書,じしょ,dictionary; lexicon / letter of resignation 切符,きっぷ,ticket 走る,はしる,to run / to travel (movement of vehicles); to drive; to flow (e.g. energy) / to hurry to / to retreat (from battle); to take flight / to run away from home / to elope / to tend heavily toward / to flash; to streak; to shoot through (e.g. pain) 買う,かう,to buy; to purchase / to value; to have a high opinion / to stir; to provoke; to draw upon oneself 辺,へん,area; vicinity; region / side; edge / circumstances 廊下,ろうか,corridor; hallway; passageway 昨日,さくじつ,yesterday いいえ,否,no; nay / well; er; why / you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it 降りる,おりる,"to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down / to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount / to step down; to retire; to give up; to quit / to be granted; to be issued; to be given / to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.) / to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)" 傘,かさ,umbrella; parasol / something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap; pileus 切る,きる,"to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery) / to sever (connections, ties) / to turn off (e.g. the light) / to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect / to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub) / to open (something sealed) / to start / to set (a limit); to do (something) in less or within a certain time; to issue (stamps, vouchers, etc.) / to reduce; to decrease; to discount / to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry; to let drain / to cross; to traverse / to criticize sharply / to act decisively; to do (something noticeable); to go first; to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki) / to turn (vehicle, steering wheel, etc.) / to curl (a ball); to bend; to cut / to shuffle (cards) / to discard a tile / to dismiss; to sack; to let go; to expulse; to excommunicate / to dig (a groove); to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph) / to trump / to cut (the connection between two groups) (in go) / to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone) / to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.) / to finish; to complete" 渡す,わたす,to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to traverse / to lay across; to build across / to hand over; to hand in; to pass; to give; to transfer 封筒,ふうとう,envelope 毎朝,まいあさ,every morning 洋服,ようふく,Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes) 黄色,きいろ,yellow; amber 終わる,おわる,to finish; to end; to close 交差点,こうさてん,crossing; intersection 鉛筆,えんぴつ,pencil 止まる,とまる,"to stop (moving); to come to a stop / to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to cease; to be stopped; to be suspended / to alight; to perch on" 出る,でる,"to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out / to leave (on a journey); to depart; to start out; to set out / to move forward / to come to; to get to; to lead to; to reach / to appear; to come out; to emerge; to surface; to come forth; to turn up; to be found; to be detected; to be discovered; to be exposed; to show; to be exhibited; to be on display / to appear (in print); to be published; to be announced; to be issued; to be listed; to come out / to attend; to participate; to take part; to enter (an event); to play in; to perform / to be stated; to be expressed; to come up; to be brought up; to be raised / to sell / to exceed; to go over / to stick out; to protrude / to break out; to occur; to start; to originate / to be produced / to come from; to be derived from / to be given; to get; to receive; to be offered; to be provided; to be presented; to be submitted; to be handed in; to be turned in; to be paid / to answer (phone, door, etc.); to get / to assume (an attitude); to act; to behave / to pick up (speed, etc.); to gain / to flow (e.g. tears); to run; to bleed / to graduate" 上手,じょうず,skillful; skilled; proficient; good (at); adept; clever / flattery 読む,よむ,to read / to count / to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine 背広,せびろ,business suit 飲む,のむ,"to drink; to gulp; to swallow; to take (medicine) / to smoke (tobacco) / to engulf; to overwhelm / to keep down; to suppress / to accept (e.g. demand, condition) / to make light of; to conceal" 紅茶,こうちゃ,black tea 七つ,ななつ,seven 借りる,かりる,to borrow; to have a loan / to rent; to hire 宿題,しゅくだい,homework; assignment / pending issue; unresolved problem; open question 早い,はやい,"fast; quick; hasty; brisk / early (in the day, etc.); premature / (too) soon; not yet; (too) early / easy; simple; quick" 多分,たぶん,perhaps; probably / generous; many; much; great 誰,だれ,who 着る,きる,"to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on / to bear (guilt, etc.)" 張る,はる,to stick; to paste; to affix / to stretch; to spread; to strain; to tighten; to put up (tent) / to form (e.g. ice on a pond) / to fill; to swell / to stick out; to put; to slap / to be expensive / to keep a watch on; to be on the lookout / to become one tile away from completion / to span; to generate 眼鏡,めがね,glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles / judgment; judgement; discrimination; discernment; insight 歌う,うたう,"to sing / to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem" ください,下さい,please give me / please do for me 見る,みる,"to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe / to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge / to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of / to view (e.g. flowers, movie) / to try; to try out; to test / to see that...; to find that..." 赤い,あかい,red; crimson; scarlet; vermilion; vermillion / Red; communist / beautiful 低い,ひくい,"low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.) / low (position); close to the ground / short (height) / deep (voice); in a low key; low (volume)" 閉まる,しまる,"to be shut; to close; to be closed / to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit / to be locked / to tighten; to be tightened / to become sober; to become tense" 熱い,あつい,"hot (thing) / passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. gaze) / hot (e.g. temper) / zealous; enthusiastic; fired up / intense; severe; extreme / hot (topic); of interest" 返す,かえす,to return (something); to restore; to put back / to turn over; to turn upside down; to overturn / to pay back; to retaliate; to reciprocate / to repeat ...; to do ... back 暇,ひま,spare time; free time; leisure / time (e.g. time it takes to do something) / time off; day off; vacation; holiday; leave / quitting (one's job); firing someone; divorcing (one's spouse) / (of one's time) free; (of one's business) slow / leaving; departing 茶碗,ちゃわん,rice bowl; tea cup; teacup 出かける,でかける,to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to start; to set out / to be about to leave; to be just going out わかる,分かる,to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow / to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out おまわりさん,お巡りさん,police officer 悪い,わるい,bad; poor; inferior / evil; sinful / unprofitable; unbeneficial / at fault; to blame; in the wrong / sorry 飴,あめ,"(hard) candy; toffee / rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc. / amber; yellowish-brown" 安い,やすい,cheap; inexpensive / calm; peaceful; quiet 暗い,くらい,dark; gloomy; murky / depressed; dispirited; down in the dumps; dark (mood) / dark (in colour); dull / ill-boding; dark (e.g. past); suspicious / unlikely (to succeed); hopeless; unpromising / unfamiliar (with); ignorant (of) やさしい,易しい,easy; plain; simple 椅子,いす,chair; stool / post; office; position 違う,ちがう,"to differ (from); to vary / to not be in the usual condition / to not match the correct (answer, etc.) / to be different from promised / isn't it?; wasn't it?" 一,いち,"one / best / first; foremost / beginning; start / ace (playing card) / bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)" 泳ぐ,およぐ,to swim 遠い,とおい,"far; distant; far away; a long way off; in the distance / distant (past); remote (in time); remote; far-removed (in time) / distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone) / far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.); not similar; way off / hard (of hearing) / nearsighted" 汚い,きたない,"dirty; filthy; foul; unclean / disordered; messy; untidy; poor (e.g. handwriting) / indecent (language, etc.); dirty; vulgar; coarse / dastardly; mean; base; underhanded / stingy; greedy" 黄色い,きいろい,yellow / high-pitched (voice); shrill 下手,へた,unskillful; poor; awkward / imprudent; untactful いつ,何時,when; how soon 火曜日,かようび,Tuesday 花瓶,かびん,(flower) vase 会う,あう,to meet; to encounter; to see / to have an accident; to have a bad experience 灰皿,はいざら,ashtray 覚える,おぼえる,to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember / to learn; to pick up; to acquire / to feel / to think; to regard 楽しい,たのしい,enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful かかる,掛かる,"to take (a resource, e.g. time or money) / to hang / to come into view; to arrive / to come under (a contract, a tax) / to start (engines, motors) / to attend; to deal with; to handle / to have started to; to be on the verge of / to overlap (e.g. information in a manual); to cover / to (come) at / to be fastened / to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.) / to be caught in / to get a call / to depend on" 寒い,さむい,cold (e.g. weather) / uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull; weak; corny 甘い,あまい,sweet-tasting; sweet; sugary; sugared / fragrant (smelling); sweet (music) / lightly salted; light in salt; not spicy / naive; overly optimistic; soft on; generous; indulgent; easy-going; lenient / half-hearted; not finished properly / insufficient; not satisfactory; inadequate; loose / mild / tempting; enticing; luring 危ない,あぶない,dangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous; precarious / in danger; in jeopardy; critical; grave; at risk / uncertain; unreliable; insecure; unsteady; doubtful / close (i.e. a close call); narrow いくつ,幾つ,how many? / how old? いくら,幾ら,how much?; how many? / even; even if 帰る,かえる,to return; to come home; to go home; to go back / to leave / to get home; to get to home plate 起きる,おきる,to get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire) / to wake up; to be awake; to stay awake / to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen; to take place 休む,やすむ,to be absent; to take a day off / to rest; to have a break / to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep; to turn in; to retire / to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time; to suspend business 吸う,すう,to smoke; to breathe in; to inhale / to suck; to sip; to slurp / to absorb; to soak up / to kiss 強い,つよい,strong; potent; competent; domineering; tough / strong; brawny; powerful; healthy; rugged / good (at); skilled; knowledgeable / being able to handle; know how to deal (with); durable (against); resistant (to); resilient / firm; rigid; solid / intense; strong; fierce; high / dependable; trustworthy 教える,おしえる,to teach; to instruct / to tell; to inform / to preach 狭い,せまい,narrow; confined; small; cramped / limited; narrow-minded; confining 曲がる,まがる,to bend; to curve; to warp; to wind; to twist / to turn / to be awry; to be askew; to be crooked 近い,ちかい,near; close; short (distance) / close (in time); soon / close (relationship); friendly; intimate / closely related / similar; likeworthy; almost the same 九つ,ここのつ,nine 靴下,くつした,socks; sock; stockings; stocking 軽い,かるい,"light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily) / light (i.e. of foot); effortless; nimble; agile / non-serious; minor; unimportant; trivial / slight; small; gentle; soft; easy; lighthearted (e.g. joke) / easy; simple / indiscriminate"